Hanna Yermachonak

Affiliated media: TUT.BY, Journalist

Incident date: August 7, 2018

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Eight law enforcement officers came to journalists' apartment with a search warrant. As a result, all computer equipment, electronics and phones were confiscated. After the search, the journalist was taken to the Investigative Committee for interrogation. She was detained for 72 hours and placed in a temporary detention centre, released three days later.